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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Dermatology
Join Cleveland Clinic's Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center provides the communities in and around Cuyahoga County with over 30 specialties and is located only four miles away from Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital, one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center manages a variety of skin, hair and nail diseases, including dermatitis caused by a wide range of allergens, fungal infections, and the damaging effects of prolonged exposure to the sun.
**A caregiver in this position works 8:00am - 4:30pm.**
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
+ Provide patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or physician.
+ Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients.
+ Complete nursing assessments and report all data.
+ Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients' responses.
+ Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
+ Perform routine laboratory tests.
+ Educate patients and family members.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
+ Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing.
+ Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse.
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
+ One year of patient care experience.
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**Physical Requirements:**
+ Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.
+ Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
+ Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
+ Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
+ Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
+ Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
**Personal Protective Equipment:**
+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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